Where should church appeal DEA refusal to allow use of controlled substance?

Where should church appeal DEA refusal to allow use of controlled substance?

The difficult conflict between a church seeking to use a controlled substance in its religious ceremonies and the government’s interest in restricting such use has been raised again in an appeal by the Soul Quest Church of Mother Earth from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s denial of permission.  The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Church should have appealed directly to the Court of Appeals and not to a trial level district court in Florida.

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